All That Glitters

I kept waiting for this novel to get really good and it just....never quite got there.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
DNF @ 19%

The unfortunate thing about this one is that is does have some good writing and occasionally I'd find a spark of interest in what was going one, but it is too slow paced to me. Sometimes I can do slower, but this is one of those times I just couldn't get into it.

I also couldn't find interest in the characters. Again, once in awhile I'd perk up, but I just couldn't. I kept wondering why if they were so poor the sister wasn't already working, and what did Camille do to earn money because I don't think it was ever mentioned... besides tricking people. Camille also has magic, which I was interested in learning about, but I was more shocked that she didn't know much about it since her mother had magic. How did you not know that you could do more than turn metal into coins? I sincerely doubt that her mother only taught her that one devious trick when her parents weren't terribly poor.

This isn't to say Camille is a bad main character. She is very likeable and I think many people will come to like her and want to root for her.

Had I just a little bit more interest in the book I'm sure I would have come to really like. I do think this is a book many people will enjoy, this is just one of those “me not the book” situations.
If you are interested in historical fantasy and don't mind a slow start, then you should give this a try.

I hadn't read a true fantasy with magic in a long time, and was excited to find this fantasy mixed with historical fiction on my bookshelves.
I loved it from the beginning. The romance of France and the reality of the revolution, the double life Camille lives between Paris and Versailles, and the beauty of her friendships and romance alike.
Enchantee has a different kind of magic, and draws you in with every page. With the reality of the times, with revolution, resistance, and sickness, it reveals how easy the aristocrats had it-how they could afford to gamble away their problems.
Magic is hidden in a world full of tradition, and it's fascinating to read this interpretation.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and can't wait for the sequel.

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